Stroke Rehabilitation Units- Do Elderly Stroke Patients Benefit?

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Abstract
Despite increasing costs of stroke management in patients aged over 75 years, the advantages of stroke rehabilitation units over geriatric wards remain equivocal. A prospective controlled study was undertaken in 144 stroke survivors over 75 years. These patients were stratified into 3 groups according to prognosis 2 weeks after stroke. Patients were randomly allocated to a stroke rehabilitation unit (n = 71) or to mixed (acute and rehabilitation) geriatric wards (n = 73) and managed according to existing practices in either setting. Both groups were comparable in baseline characteristics. Patients on geriatric wards received more physiotherapy on average (18.4 ± 9.6 vs 15.2 ± 6.7h, p

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